Solomon and Sheba
MovieTitle | Solomon and Sheba |
User score | 6.4 |
Release date | Dec 18, 1959 |
Genre | History, Romance |
Director | King Vidor |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Edward Small Productions, United Artists |
Budget | $5,000,000 |
Revenue | $12,200,000 |
Run time | 139 min. |
Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah. Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms. The Queen of Sheba makes an agreement with the Egyptian pharaoh to corrupt Solomon for their mutual benefit.